Pervin Shroff

Pervin Shroff is the Frederick H. Grose Chair in Accounting at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. She holds a PhD in Accounting from Columbia University (1992) and advanced professional certifications from institutions in India and London, including Chartered Accountant (inactive) and Company Secretary qualifications.

• BCom (1976), Accounting and Auditing, Bombay University
• LLB (1979), Labor and Cooperation, Bombay University
• ACA (1981), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
• ACMA (1984), Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, London
• ACS (1985), Institute of Company Secretaries of India
• PhD (1992), Accounting, Columbia University

Her research focuses on the role of accounting in capital markets, security valuation, earnings management, and accounting conservatism. She investigates how accounting regulations affect corporate disclosure strategies and analyzes the relationship between earnings quality and security returns.

Pervin’s publications span topics like earnings dynamics, cash flow analysis, and market efficiency. Her work explores empirical linkages between financial reporting and investor behavior, with methodological contributions to earnings-return correlation modeling.

• 6.0 Club for Teaching Excellence, Haas School of Business, University of California-Berkeley (1996)
• Pacesetter's Award, Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University (1995)

As PhD Coordinator and former department chair, she plays a key role in academic governance. Her research has been published in leading journals like Journal of Accounting Research and Contemporary Accounting Research.